The Jewish Center SHABBAT BULLETIN JUNE 3, 2017 • P ARSHAT NASSO • 9 S IVAN 5777 EREV SHABBAT 6TH ANNUAL KETER TORAH AWARDS HONORING 7:00/8:00PM Minchah NAOMI GOLDMAN AND RUBY GOTTLIEB 8:03PM Candle lighting SHABBAT , J UNE 3 FOLLOWING 9:00AM S ERVICES SHABBAT In the spirit of Shavuot, which celebrates two great 7:45AM Hashkama Minyan (The Max and Marion Jewish heroines, Naomi and Ruth, the Keter Torah Grill Beit Midrash) Award ceremony will immediately follow Shavuot. We 8:30AM Kids’ Kiddush club with Rabbi Yosie Levine look forward to recognizing two women in our commu- (1st Floor) nity this year: Naomi Goldman and Ruby Gottlieb 9:00AM Shacharit (3 rd floor) 9:15AM Hashkama Shiur with Rabbi Dovid Zirkind, Thank you to our Committee, Humming Along: What To Do (and Not To Do) During Penina Blazer, Dina Burcat, Birkat Kohanim Elana Kaminetsky and Rona Steinerman 9:30AM Young Leadership Minyan (1st floor) 9:10AM Sof Zman Kriat Shema 10:00AM Youth Groups: Under age 3 (drop off op- Shabbat Morning, June 10 tional, babies must be able to independently sit up- Special Sermon by Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman right), 3-6-year-olds: Geller Youth Center, 2nd-6th President, Yeshiva University graders: 7th floor On June 5, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, the sixth rabbi of Hot Kiddush (5th floor) The Jewish Center, will become the fifth president of 1:00PM Young Leadership Post-Shavuot Shabbat Yeshiva University. In celebration Lunch ( for those who pre-registered) of his first Shabbat in his new office, please join us as Rabbi Berman returns to The Jewish WITH THANKS TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS : Center. To sponsor Kiddush in Rose Lynn Sherr in commemoration of the 7th yahr- honor of Rabbi Berman, zeit of Jack M. Pollock, Jacov Moshe ben Mordecai please contact Aaron Strum at Kira Borodach in honor of Naomi Goldman [email protected] 4:00PM Bikkur Cholim/Bikkur in the Home (meet at 730 Columbus Ave.) THE JC ANNUAL DINNER 5PM Youth Department Seudah Shlishit Monday, June 12, 2017 7:00PM Daf Yomi at Museum of Jewish Heritage 7:45PM Minchah HONORING Guests of Rabbi Community WITH THANKS TO OUR SEUDAH SHLISHIT SPONSOR : Honor Dr. Leo Jung Service Award Veronica & Erwin Muth in Commemoration of the Barbara & Guy Memorial Award Ben Cooper Reiss Deena Yahrtzeit of Veronica's father Zoltan Ungar Blanchard & 9:04PM Shabbat Concludes Akiva Novetsky DAILY SERVICES Sunday June 4 Mon. June 3 - Friday, June 9 GRADUATION KIDDUSH Daf Yomi 7:45AM Thur. June 8 Shacharit SHABBAT JUNE 17 Shacharit 8:30AM Shacharit 7 & 8AM 7:00/8:00AM Minchah 8:10PM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Daf Yomi 7:45AM Join us as we celebrate the academic achievements of our Minchah 8:10PM Minchah 7:00/8:00PM community graduates. From preschool to PhD, if you, a family Candle Lighting member or a friend flipped a tassel this spring, please let us 8:08PM know by completing the form on our website or emailing [email protected]. If you would like to sponsor the WOMEN ’S TEHILLIM GROUP Graduation Kiddush, please contact Aaron Strum at Monday, June 5 at 7:15PM [email protected] or Contact Joyce Weitz for more info. at 212-877-1176 Jenn & Gaby at [email protected]. The Jewish Center - The Modern Orthodox Center for Jewish Life and Learning 131 W. 86 th Street, New York, NY 10024 • www.jewishcenter.org • 212-724-2700 UPCOMING EVENTS COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Celebrate Israel Parade MAZAL TOV June 4 from 11:00AM-4:00PM Shelley and Jonathan Helfand on the engagement of their son Yaakov to Gaby Nachum in Israel. Charles and Mindy Hercman on the birth of a granddaughter Israel and the International Community born to their children Jenn and Itamar Futterman. Scholar in Residence Yifa Segal Audrey Greenfeld on the birth of a granddaughter born to Shabbat Afternoon, June 10 her children Amanda and Darren Bryk. Pe-Mincha Lecture: The Monopoly on Human Rights: How a Shift in Discoursee can effect policy, Justice and Equality in Israel. THANK YOU TO OUR USHERS Seudah Shlishit: The ILF: A Behinds the Scenes look at the Struggle to Esther Graber and Darrin Litsky Defend Israel THANK YOU TO CSS We would like to once again thank CSS and our dedicated Graduation Kiddush CSS members for providing the security for our synagogue this Shabbat, June 17 week. Join us as we celebrate the academic achievements of our community graduates. From preschool to PhD, if you, a family member or a FEMALE RESIDENT SCHOLAR SEARCH friend flipped a tassel this spring, please let us know by completing The Jewish Center is currently searching for a Resident the form on our website or emailing [email protected]. If you Scholar. This leadership position is designed to engage would like to sponsor the Graduation Kiddush, please contact Aaron with and connect to our entire community with a special Strum at [email protected] or Jenn & Gaby at jennandga- focus on the many women in the community. The primary [email protected]. responsibilities of this role include teaching Torah and forming deep relationships with community members. A Annual Membership Meeting complete job description may be found June 19 at 8:30PM at www.jewishcenter.org. To recommend a candidate or Our Annual Meeting is a time to hold our annual election, learn more for questions, please contact Rabbi Levine or any member about the way we operate our Center, review our finances and honor of our search committee: Andrew Borodach, Aliza Her- our outgoing Board members. This meeting is an important part of zberg, Mark Segall or Adina Wagman or synagogue governance and I hope you will be able to attend so you email [email protected]. can listen to our reports, ask questions and grab a little nosh. CENTENNIAL PLANNING UPDATE Summer Outing with Rabbi Levine Dear Members, June 22, 11:00AM at the YU Museum As you know, planning for our Centennial Year is well 500 YEARS OF TREASURES FROM OXFORD underway. As we begin to fill in the calendar, we're $10 members; $12 non-members looking to find exciting and dynamic speakers/ Please email [email protected] if you would like to sign up. personalities who will be especially fitting for this monu- mental year. If you or someone you know has access to Young Leadership Lecture Series Wednesday, June 28th at 8:00PM any such people, please be in touch with us or with Rabbi Fertility & Halacha Zirkind. Featuring Dr. Bat-Sheva Lerner Maslow Thank you. Andy Kaplan, Andrew Steinerman and Rachel Wolf Centennial Year Co-Chairs YOUTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES End of the Year Seudah Shlishit Thinking of running the Saturday, June 3 New York City Marathon? Sail into Summer Join The Jewish Center Centennial Team! with special Family Comedian Guest. Space is limited. NE For more information, please Kids Kiddush Club with Rabbi Levine W Shabbat Mornings in June from 8:30AM-9:00AM email [email protected] Join us for this special summer series featuring breakfast and learning If you would like to support the Jewish Center with Rabbi Levine. Centennial Team please visit the JC website. 1st grade and up. Parents welcomed. JCU Summer Series Tuesday Evenings at 7PM Tuesday Mornings at 7:45AM Wednesday Evenings at 7PM June 6,13 and 20 June 6, 13, and 20 June 7, 14, and 21 with Rabbi Levine with Rabbi Goldstein with Rabbi Avi Feder Biblical Heroes & Villains: The World of Korbanot The Book of Number To sponsor Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit or a JC event, please contact Aaron at [email protected] SIXTH ANNUAL KETER TORAH AWARD Shabbat, June 3, 2017 With thanks to our generous sponsors: Keter Torah Adina & Philip Wagman* Lori Zeltser & Leonard Berman* Cindy & Jay Worenklein* Marnie & Scott Black* Ami & Mike Young Harriet & George Blank* The Sisterhood of The Jewish Center Serena Weider & Jonathan Blank* Penina Blazer Rimon Rachel Wolf & Andrew Borodach* Allison Adler Vivian & Daniel Chill* Gerold & Ardell Borodach Stacy Brooks & Lenny Chodosh Karen Helig & Ivan Ciment Rhoda & Manny Chodosh Ted Comet Michelle Chrein Susan & Arthur Degen Elana Kaminetzky & Brian Cohen Judith Falk Michael Doppelt Vivian & Bernard Falk Sherry & Mark Fessel* Jeannie & Scott Fisher and Family Tammy and Johnny Glaser Brauna & Marvin Fortgang Rabbi Marvin & Judith Goldman Galit Mizrahi & Arnold Franklin Susan Kensky & Samuel Goldman* Tova Friedman Sharon Goldman Judith & Robert Grauman Ruby & Joseph Gottlieb* Tehillah Blech Harris Janine Behrman & Alan Gover* Dovid & Becca Herman Esther & Steve Graber* Avi D. 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